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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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